Så Vit Som En Snö (2001)
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Veteran Swedish director Jan Troell returned to fiction features after several years directing documentaries with this drama, based on a true story about a pioneering female aviator. Elsa Andersson (Amanda Ooms) was born near the dawn of the 20th century and raised by her father Sven (Bjorn Granath), a successful farmer, after her mother passed on at an early age. Elsa is brought up to believe it is her lot in life to marry another local farmer and raise a family, but as a teenager she becomes fascinated with airplanes, and at 21 she defies her family and enrolls in a school for pilots. While a student, Elsa meets fellow aspiring aviator Erik (Bjorn Kjellman) and they soon fall in love. But Erik dies in a plane crash not long after Elsa discovers she is pregnant with his child; Elsa is crushed, but forces herself to complete her pilot's training. After earning her licensee, Elsa develops an interest in parachuting; she also finds herself taking comfort in the arms of another woman. Jan Troell served as cameraman on Sa Vit Som En Sno, as well as directing and collaborating on the screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Amanda Ooms - Elsa Andersson
- Bjorn Granath - Sven Andersson
- Stina Ekblad - Stina
- Antti Reini - Koivonen
- Magnus Krepper
- Rikard Wolff - Robert Friedman
- Björn Kjellman - Erik Magnusson
- Shanti Roney - Lars Andersson
- Reine Brynolfsson - Enoch Thulin
- Director(s):
- Jan Troell
- Writer(s):
- Jan Troell, Jimmy Karlsson
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